Blanket holder



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Application May 15, 1948, Serial No. 27,229

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a holding device applicable to a blanket at the foot end of a bed, the purpose being to anchor that end of the blanket more securely in place. The features of improvement which constitute my invention may be embodied in Various forms of which several are shown in the accompanying drawings in the manner following:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of the foot of a mattress Ibroken away at one corner to exhibit one form of the holder in its operative relation to a blanket which is spread over the mattress;

Fig. 2 is an exploded view in perspective showing the two parts of the holder in disassembled relation;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view in vertical section, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 which is a View similar to Fig. 3 shows the holder bar reversed to grip a somewhat heavier blanket;

Fig. 5 is a view in vertical section showing a modified form of the holder in operative relation to an associated blanket;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective View of the same holder which is shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary vertical section through a mattress over which is spread a blanket having an attached y which is anchored to a holder the same as shown in Figs. 5 and 6;

Fig. 8 is a view of the same blanket with attached fly which is shown in Fig. 7;

. Fig. 9 is a view inA perspective of a holder the same as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, but with a pair of clips amxed thereto to augment its grip on the anchored blanket;

Fig. 10 is a detail in section, taken on line |0--I0 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary vertical section through a mattress having an associated blanket with an attached two-ply iiy for reception of a single leaf holder of modified construction; and

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the same blanket with attached fly, as is shown in Fig. 11, minus only the holder which has been removed.

Referring first to the construction of Figs. 1-4, there is shown a mattress I5 resting upon a resilient support such as a box spring I6. A blanket I'I which is spread over the mattress extends downwardly around its foot end, as at I8, and is then tucked inwardly at I9 below the mattress to be engaged by the holder of this invention in one of its various forms. This holder is fritionally held in place, the weight of the superposed mattress assuring its retention in a fixed position.

According to the showing in Figs. 1-4, theI holder comprises a bar 20 having a length which desirably approximates the width of the bed with which it is to be used. Optionally two or more shorter .bars may -be arranged in endwise spaced relation, to extend crosswise of the bed adjacent its foot. Each bar throughout its length is stepped at 2| at a transversely medial point to define a relatively thick portion 22 and a- 21 which extends over the plate body for an appreciable distance and in spaced relation thereto to provide a channel therebetween.

The bar 20 may be assembled lwith the vplate 25 in either of the two manners which are shown in Figs. 3 and 4, respectively. According to the showing in Fig. 3, the thickened edge portion 24 of the bar is fitted within the channel between the fiange 2l and the plate body 25, whereas in Fig. 4 it is the thinner edge portion 23 of the bar which is so fitted therewithin. In either case the blanket end portion I9 which underlies the mattress and the holder is extended around the reverse bend 26 of the plate and then back over the flange 2'! and over the top of the bar 20 and then around its exposed edge to passbetween the bar and the plate body 25. The blanket end portion may even continue on around the opposite bar edge which lies proximate to the reverse Ibend 26 of the plate and then back again between the bar and the flange 21 of the.

plate.

If the blanket Il be somewhat thicker, there may not be suflicient room within the plate channel for the blanket to extend along opposite sides of the bar, as just described. In such circumstances the bar is reversed so that its thinner edge portion is fitted within the channel afforded by the plate body 25 and its fiange 2l, as shown in Fig. 4. The blanket is then carried around the holder and threaded through the space withinthe channel around the bar in the manner a1- ready described.

It will be apparent that theA 3 blanket will be securely held when so gripped by the holder, and the latter will be maintained in its place beneath the mattress due not only to the weight thereof but also to the weight of the person resting on the mattress.

According to Figs. 5 and 6, the holder consists of two plates 3G and 3|, each having a plurality of longitudinally extending corrugations which, as shown, are in the form of fiat sections a, b, c, and d,.and a,.b, c', and d', the. adjacent sections being odset with respect one' to the other. The two plates thus formed are complementary in that the raised and depressed sections of one lie opposite the raised and depressed sections; of the other, respectively. Adjacent one edge of the plate 30 is a plurality of openings 32", other like openings 33 being formed opposite theretoV in the other plate, and fitted through each pair of registering openings is a tubular sleeveV 35 which provides a hinge connection between the two plates. Thesize off theopenings 32 and 33, crosswise of the plates, is sufiicient for loosely accommodating the sleeves 35, and each sleeve isA ofi ample diameter` to permit the two plates 301and 3T to occupy positions atvarying distances` apart while remaining in. parallelism, thereby to accommodate and effectively engage therebetweenV blankets which are either thin or thick.

A blanket 35 whose end portion 3T is. turned' to. underlie the foot end of a mattress 3'8y is adapted to execute alreturn bend at 39 around the free edge of the lower plate 3l to lie betweenthat plate' and the companion plate 30 which is in: engagement with` the mattress thereabove. At each pointI ot oisetthe mattress is required tok execute a bend thereby acquiring a sinuous contour in its disposition. between the two plates. The frictional4 holding value of the two plates', due to the offsetting of the respective complementary sections, is so great that the blanket will be firmly maintainedV in its intended posi'- tion, even though the opposing pull be very substantiarl.

InA Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a holder consisting of a pair of plates exactly the same as in Figs. 5 and 6, and the corresponding parts bear reference numerals except that each is raised by |61. The blanket de, however, is providedV near its foot end with afabric fly 5`- secured to the blanket as at 5t and adapted to" be extended laterally therefrom' below the mattress to be gripped by the holder. ByY the use` of such a fly, thel lower endof the blanket may continue on downwardly so as to remain exposedA 'tol view, this being a desirable objective, particularly where the bed' lacks a footboard.

Int Figs. 9 and 10T I have again shown a holder exactly the same as in Figs. 5 and 5, and the corresponding parts are designated by like reference characters except that each is raised by 3.5i. However, the free edges of the two hinge plates are held together as by means of one or more wire spring clips it each engaging the blanket end portion Si which underlies the lower plate f5 rihe principal purpose served by one or more such clips is to secure the blanket end within the' holder preliminary to erton ci the holder below 'the mattress; e weight of the mattress has been impos pon the holder the clips i5 will have performed their intended function.

Referring now to Fig. ll, the blanket 'it is provided near its foot end with a hollow fly TI comprising two plies disconnected for their major portion so as to provide therebetween a pocket 18 for reception of a plate Sii which may have con- 4 tiguous oiTset sections. Such a plate will provide a stiffening reinforcement for the pocketed ny, and when fitted in place below the mattress will serve to anchor the blanket securely against slipping.

The blanket holder in any of the forms herein shown may be produced at small expense. It is also small and compact so as to occupy but very small space when placed beneath the mattress. rElie mattress itself is compressed somewhat adjacent' the holder to provide space for its accommodation. The provision on the top face of each holder of what amounts to longitudinally extending ridges serves to augment the frictional resistance of the holder to movement outwardly from' underthe mattress. Such ridges are provided by the edge of the frange El in Figs. l-4, and by the corrugations in the top plate of the holders in Figs. -ll. Where such faces are provided there is an adjacent drop-oit` space into which the mattress-tends iso-settle, thereby establishingf almostv a, positive lock. against movement.

beallcwed tcdrcp-verticaliy below the mattressi.

I -claimti l. For use with a blanket when spread over a mattress and' down past the. foot endY thereof, a holder receivable-beneath the mattress and ap;-

plicable to one end portion of the blanket, the'.

holder. comprising apair. oi' plates extended crosswise of the. mattress tov be engaged therebyv and:

hinged to receive between them one end portion of. iihe` blanket, the hinge connection consisting. of a tube passing through slots in the; plates adjacent an= edge of each, the slotsv being larger than'` necessary forv the accommodation of the tube, and the diameter of. the tubel being of ample: sizel to1 permit one. plate to separate from the other While remaining parallel therewith forv varying distances, whereby to accommodate between the` two plates blankets of. varyingI thickness, the platesV being formedy with registering; corrugations having like complementary con'- tours normally spaced apart uniformly at every' point, the corrugations extending lengthwise: of the plates, whereby the portion of the blanket fitted' therebetween is sinuously contoured and engaged'withpressure substantially uniform at every point, and spring clamps affixed tothe plates upon their free edges to resist opening movement thereof.

2. For use with a blanket when spread over a. mattress and down past the foot end thereof, a holder receivable beneath the mattress and applicable to one end portion of the blanket, the holder comprising a pair of plates extended crosswise of the mattress to be engaged thereby and hin-ged to receive between them one end portion of the blanket, the hinge connection consisting of a tube passing through slots in the plates adjacent an edge of each, the slots being larger than necessary for the accommodation of the tube, and the diameter of the tube being of ample size to permit one plate to separate from the other while remaining parallel therewithforl varying distances, whereby to accommodate between the two plates blankets of varying thickness, and spring clamps aixed to the plates upon The presence of the.

5 their free edges to resist opening movement Number thereof. 731,844 CHARLES G. CARLSON. 948,367 1,390,608 REFERENCES CITED 5 1,461,199 The following references are of record in the 1,468,624 le of this patent: 1,353,579 UNITED STATES PATENTS 2109652 2,151,375 Number Name Date 10 2,399,235

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